Thanks! I'll watch it tomorrow.
"Why put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after that." ancient proverb
Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
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#72Not to dismiss this course since I never tried it, but my personal experience is that I procrastinate a lot when I don’t enjoy my work, have a lot of FUD around the project, or simply not passionate about the profession. On the contrary, when I got motivated by my work and feel excited, I just naturally stop procrastination. In fact, it becomes difficult to pay attention to things beyond work at that state. My advice…
I need a catalyst - motivation is fine once I'm going, but my activation energy for most tasks is enormous.
The catalyst should also be specific. A smartphone is a very broad-spectrum catalyst that accelerates all kinds of side reactions, depleting your free energy.
You want to have specific catalysts (think enzymes), clean feedstocks, and a good supply of free energy. Also the pressure (physical/mental confinement within one area) and temperature (level of stress/energy/chaos) need to be managed.
Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
#73The irony is palpable.
Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
#74I think procrastination, and mental laziness in general, is an offshoot of Depression: The lack of motivation, that “Why bother?” wall..
Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
#75> Overcome procrastination with 10 min a day
There’s your solution to procrastination right there, no course needed. Instead of spending ten minutes each day watching videos which will make you feel productive, use them to advance whatever you need to do.
Chronic procrastinators tend to realise starting is the hard part. How many of us have consumed book after blog post after video, getting the jolt of “this time I’m going to do it” which never sticks?
Procrastination is an emotional problem. Get yourself to start! Commit to ten minutes—and only ten minutes—of whatever you have to do. Give yourself permission to stop once the time is up. Chances are you’ll continue.
Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
#76In this general area of focus/productivity etc, I'm not sure procrastination is a big problem for me these days. But I'm by nature a procrastinator, and in the past I've found occasional small tweaks so unreasonably useful in this sort of area that I'll definitely have a look at the free stuff (tonight! no really). The picture with the frowns turning into numbered points made me smile.
Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
#77> Overcome procrastination with 10 min a day There’s your solution to procrastination right there, no course needed. Instead of spending ten minutes each day watching videos which will make you feel productive, use them to advance whatever you need to do. Chronic procrastinators tend to realise starting is the hard part. How many of us have consumed book after blog post after video, getting the jolt of “this time I’m…
Starting: often true (or at least a big part of it).
But how to change your ways so you do start, more reliably? I think there are ideas that are more effective than the message "just do it" (sorry if that mischaracterizes your position -- in fact I agree "commit to 10 minutes" is not a bad place to start, but not the only useful idea to be had by a long way).
Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
#78> Overcome procrastination with 10 min a day There’s your solution to procrastination right there, no course needed. Instead of spending ten minutes each day watching videos which will make you feel productive, use them to advance whatever you need to do. Chronic procrastinators tend to realise starting is the hard part. How many of us have consumed book after blog post after video, getting the jolt of “this time I’m…
Starting: often true (or at least a big part of it). But how to change your ways so you do start, more reliably? I think there are ideas that are more effective than the message "just do it" (sorry if that mischaracterizes your position -- in fact I agree "commit to 10 minutes" is not a bad place to start, but not the only useful idea to be had by a long way).
Committing for 10 minutes is what we call the 10 Minute Rule, and yes, it's super effective. But like you say, sometimes there are different mental blocks that need to be tackled before one is ready to commit, even if for 10 min. That's what the rest of the course is about.
Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
#79> Overcome procrastination with 10 min a day There’s your solution to procrastination right there, no course needed. Instead of spending ten minutes each day watching videos which will make you feel productive, use them to advance whatever you need to do. Chronic procrastinators tend to realise starting is the hard part. How many of us have consumed book after blog post after video, getting the jolt of “this time I’m…
You're spot on.
The built-in worksheets are there specifically to help apply the videos and not just watch. Information + action --> transformation.
Re: Show HN: I made an interactive anti-procrastination video course
#80Not to dismiss this course since I never tried it, but my personal experience is that I procrastinate a lot when I don’t enjoy my work, have a lot of FUD around the project, or simply not passionate about the profession. On the contrary, when I got motivated by my work and feel excited, I just naturally stop procrastination. In fact, it becomes difficult to pay attention to things beyond work at that state. My advice…
Agreed, but for me there have been a few more reasons than boredom. Broadly I see 3 reasons I’ve procrastinated in the past. 1. I’m bored, and not learning anything new, just doing the same thing over and over. 2. I don’t see where this is going, or the point of doing it. Felt this a lot with university assignments in particular. 3. I’m afraid. This is the only one where I think it’s worth persisting. Sometimes somet…
> just doing the same thing over and over
At that point it's worth considering if the work can be automated or outsourced.